Living in Canadian Lakes, MI: what to set up and who to call
Canadian Lakes has no town government of its own, so Mecosta County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Chippewa Hills School District. The Sunset Shores water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canadian Lakes, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Canadian Lakes.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Canadian Lakes. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sunset Shores water system
The Sunset Shores water system supplies Canadian Lakes: about 18% of residents live in its service area. Royal View Retirement Village serves another 7%. About 74% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 200 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0040653.
6 home internet providers serve Canadian Lakes
98% of 2,484 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/35 |
| HomeWorks Connect | Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 56% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 15% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Canadian Lakes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Canadian Lakes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Canadian Lakes (98%) is in Chippewa Hills School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Canadian Lakes is unincorporated, so Mecosta County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Canadian Lakes spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Canadian Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canadian Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Canadian Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49346 | Stanwood, MI | 98% | 53% |
| 49332 | Mecosta, MI | 2% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Canadian Lakes
Who supplies Canadian Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sunset Shores water system (EPA ID MI0040653). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canadian Lakes?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Canadian Lakes?
Spectrum, HomeWorks Connect, Point Broadband, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canadian Lakes?
49346 (98%), 49332 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canadian Lakes in?
Chippewa Hills School District.
How do I register to vote in Canadian Lakes?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Morton Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.